New Vocations' Racehorse Adoption Program has created the Retrained and Remarkable Challenge, an incentive-based program that offers free shipping and a competition component to eligible horses, the charity announced Thursday. The goal of the program is to adopt 100 Challenge horses between Mar. 1 and Dec. 31, finding them qualified, loving homes and second careers.
New Vocations has homed over 6,400 horses since its inception in 1992. Upon working with this vast number of horses, it became clear that the majority of injuries retiring racehorses face can be overcome with proper care and time.
However, the program has found that a significant stigma surrounds racing injuries among the riding population, which deters the average equestrian from even considering adopting a retired racehorse. In an effort to highlight retired racehorses that may be overlooked by adopters, the Retrained and Remarkable Challenge aims to help educate the public on common race-related injuries, stable vices, and myths surrounding racehorses, encouraging a better understanding of what will or will not be a limiting factor in a second career.
To incentivize the adoption of overlooked horses, New Vocations will offer adopters a $500 shipping credit on qualified horses; a free stall at the 2019 New Vocations All-Thoroughbred Charity Horse Show at the Kentucky Horse Park in Lexington or at the 2019 New Vocations Charity Horse Show in Delaware, Ohio; and the chance to compete against other Challenge horses for $5,000 in cash and prizes.
For more information about the Challenge, visit newvocations.org.
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